Bike To Work
A local organization in Vancouver, Canada, is trying to get 1.000 people choose bicycle instead of car or bus to get to work. The organizers aim to get people aware of the health benefits as well as environmental and lower costs.
The Bike to Work Week begins on Monday. Mia Kohout, the program director, also cycles to work. She started three years ago, after taking part in a similar event. “I hadn’t ridden my bike since I was a kid,” she said. “I tried it again and I loved it. I knew other people would love it too if they tried it.”
Mia will try to persuade the participants that time or bad weather should not discourage from cycling. There are so many advantages such as good form, no pollution, money-saving. In the last year event 500 teams, 3,500 participants and 900 new riders took part. Carbon emissions were reduced by 33 tonnes…
